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COBHAM, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4465 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chorley, Lancashire, England., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bacchus Marsh, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Grave II. E. 52., Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4465, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4465, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1890 Cobham Edwin Chorley 8e 549
[ Chorley is in the county of Lancashire]
He is one of seven Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Southport War Memorial but 3 of these cannot be verified; they are:
Corporal J F FARAGHER
Sergeant A F HORTON
Corporal R MCGILL
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